Global Patent Index - EP 1062188 A1

EP 1062188 A1 20001227 - NON-TOXIC PRIMERS FOR SMALL CALIBER AMMUNITION

Title (en)

NON-TOXIC PRIMERS FOR SMALL CALIBER AMMUNITION

Title (de)

NICHTGIFTIGE INITIALLADUNG FÜR KLEINKALIBERMUNITION

Title (fr)

AMORCES NON TOXIQUES POUR ARME DE PETIT CALIBRE

Publication

EP 1062188 A1 20001227 (EN)

Application

EP 98906779 A 19980306

Priority

CA 9800182 W 19980306

Abstract (en)

[origin: US6620267B1] A non-toxic primer composition for use in ammunition is provided with a hygroscopic oxidizer which is protected from absorption of water vapor by a water-barrier coating. A preferred oxidizer is potassium nitrate and a preferred coating is nitrocellulose.

IPC 1-7

C06C 7/00; C06B 45/34

IPC 8 full level

C06B 45/34 (2006.01); C06C 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C06B 45/34 (2013.01 - EP US); C06C 7/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9944968 A1 19990910; AT E404509 T1 20080815; AU 6287298 A 19990920; CA 2335474 A1 19990910; CA 2335474 C 20060131; DE 69839891 D1 20080925; DK 1062188 T3 20081201; EP 1062188 A1 20001227; EP 1062188 B1 20080813; ES 2310419 T3 20090101; PT 1062188 E 20081022; US 6620267 B1 20030916

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 9800182 W 19980306; AT 98906779 T 19980306; AU 6287298 A 19980306; CA 2335474 A 19980306; DE 69839891 T 19980306; DK 98906779 T 19980306; EP 98906779 A 19980306; ES 98906779 T 19980306; PT 98906779 T 19980306; US 62359300 A 20001219